Daughter Fatima told the channel: “We started a kind of family war against the Taliban.”

Seema, her daughter-in-law added: “We were committed to fight until the last bullet.”

Gul reportedly told Radio Free Afghanistan: “I was so enraged that I took a gun and started firing at them, and I kept throwing hand grenades.

“I was hitting anyone who was coming at us. They were firing and firing at us, we were firing back.”

The story is yet to be confirmed by other sources, though Khaama Press writes: "Sediq Sediqqi, a spokesman for the country's Ministry of Interior said the armed campaign by women against the Taliban militants is a symbol of major revolution and public uprising against the group."